COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS HUNAN PROVINCE, CHINA

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
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• Publication Date: December 1, 1972
• Content Type: REPORT

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PHOTOGRAPHIC
INTERPRETATION
REPORT
NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC
INTERPRETATION CENTER
COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS
HUNAN PROVINCE, CHINA
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DECEMBER 1972
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P1R-056/72
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COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS
HUNAN PROVINCE, CHINA
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? RADIO RELAY STATION
-- PREVIOUSLY REPORTED
TELECOMMUNICATIONS LINE
NEWLY IDENTIFIED
TELECOMMUNICATIONS LINE
? PROBABLE SPACE TRACKING
FACILITY
A TV TRANSMISSION FACILITY
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NAUTICAL MILES
FIGURE 1. COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, HUNAN PROVINCE, CII [N1`
Table 1. Facilities Associated With New Communications System,
Hunan Province (Items numbers keyed to Figure 1)
Item Installation
1
Li-hsien Radio Relay Station
Bunkered
2
Ch~-,.ng-te Radio Relay Station
Bunkered
3
San-tang-chieh Radio Relay
Station Bunkered
4
I-yang Radio Relay Station
Bunkered
5
Yin-tien Radio Relay Station
Bunkered
6
Cha-yuan-pu Radio Relay Station
Bunkered
7
Heng-yang Radio Relay
Bunkered
Station
8
Lei-yang Radio Relay
Bunkered
Station
9
Tzu-chi-shih Probable
Tracking Facility
Space
10
I-yang Probable Space
Facilit
Tracking
y
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Chang-sha TV Transmission
Facility
Coordinates
29-35-50N
111-40-15E
29-08-51N
111-42-05E
28-42-30N
111-55-53E
28-29-35N
112-21-OOE
27-54-25N
112-22-50E
27-38-38N
112-58-20E
26-55-08N
112-53-28E
26-18-50N
112-51-38E
26-21-26N
111-10-07E
28-42-30N
112-16-40E
28-02-1ON
113-03-40E
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Communications Systems
Hunan Province
China
1. This report describes two communications systems current-
ly being developed in Hunan Province. The report includes text, a
location map, four photographs, and references and is based on
photography between July 1971 and September 1972.
2. Two major communications systems are being developed in
Hunan Province (Figure 1). One system, an underground telecommuni-
cations line, is more than 520 nautical miles (nm) long. The other
is a series of eight bunkered, radio relay communications facili-
ties. Possibly related facilities include a TV transmission tower
near Chang-sha and two probable space tracking facilities.
Underground Telecommunications Line
3. The 520 nm of underground telecommunications line was
identified on photography The line runs
generally north and south, connecting the Chung-ching/Shang-hai
telecommunications line in the north with Canton. Two branch
lines, totaling approximately 115 nm, have been identified since
March 19721 One branch extends from the trunk line at 29-33N
111-32L west for approximately 32 nm to the vicinity of Tzu-li at
'19-26N
111-07E. The second branch extends from the main trunk
line at 27-08N 111-23E near Shao-yang east for approximately 83 nm
to the vicinity of Nan-yueh at 27-15N 112-44E. The main trunk
line crosses wide streams or rivers at at least six locations. At
these points the line splits into either two or four segments,
crosses the river, and then rejoins on the opposite shore (Figure
2)
Radio Relay Communications Facilities
4.
A series of bunkered, radio relay communications facili-
ties
have
also been identified Eight
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sites
are
generally parallel to the main portion of the under-
ground telecommunications line. Other sites in Kwangtung Province
indicate that this system will extend to Canton.
5. A typical site is at Li-hsien (Figure 3). This facility
consists of a bunkered operations building and several support
buildings on a hilltop. The bunkers at all sites are open on two
ends. The open end of the bunker at one site is in line with the
open end of the bunker at the next site in the network. These
sites are generally from 25 to 35 nm apart and are usually on the
highest point of land in the immediate area.
6. The Chang-sha TV Transmission Facilit 25X1
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This facility consists of a 25X1
lattice TV transmitting tower on- a hilltop 10.5 nm south- 25X1
southeast of Chang-sha at 28-02-10N L13-03-40E.
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7. Two facilities in Hunan Province have been tentatively
identified as probable space tracking facilities. Tzu-chi-shih
Probable Space Tracking Facility at 26-21-26N
111-10-07E, was identified in southern Hunan
This facility contains two pe esta -mounte ,
solid-dish parabolic antennas. One antenna is 16.0 meters (51
feet) in diameter
Each is next to a control building. Cable trenching con-
nects both antennas. I-yang Probable Space Tracking Facility
at 28-42-30N 112-16-40E was identified in north-
central Hunan This
facility contains three pedestal-mounted, solid-dish parabolic
8. Lack of good coverage between October 1969 and February
1972 precludes an accurate negation date for most of the system.
It can be established, however, that it has been constructed
since October 1969.
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1. NPIC.I I, PIN-029/72, Continuing Construction
Underground Telecommunications Line, South China, Mar 72
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2. NPIC. RCA-15/8011,/72, Tzu-chi-shih Probable
Space Tracking Facility, Mar 7 2 (TOP SECRET RU F
REQU I REMENT
NPIC/IEG/EGD/SECB Project 120301NT
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